CORRELATION BETWEEN GA-67 IMAGING AND ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSY IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

被引:14
作者
CAMARGO, PR [1 ]
MAZZIERI, R [1 ]
SNITCOWSKY, R [1 ]
HIGUCHI, MD [1 ]
MENEGHETTI, JC [1 ]
SOARES, J [1 ]
FIORELLI, A [1 ]
EBAID, M [1 ]
PILEGGI, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SAO PAULO, SCH MED, INST HEART, SAO PAULO, SP, BRAZIL
关键词
Active myocarditis; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Endomyocardial biopsy; Gallium-67; uptake;
D O I
10.1016/0167-5273(90)90311-R
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Fourty-four patients (aged 10 months to 15 years) were assessed in a double-blind study to observe the correlation between myocardial uptake of 67-gallium and endomyocardial biopsy in the detection of moderate to severe myocardial inflammation. The sensitivity and specificity of gallium-67 imaging were 87 and 81%, respectively. Based on these findings, immunosuppressive therapy can be assigned to children with dilated cardiomyopathy and positive myocardial uptake, since moderate and severe myocardial inflammation may be detected by this non-invasive method. © 1990.
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页数:5
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